Pets affected by Isaac up for adoption in Houston

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- More pets from animal shelters affected by Hurricane Isaac are headed to Houston -- and they'll be up for adoption.

The Humane Society of Southern Mississippi and The Louisiana SPCA both reached out to the Houston SPCA asking to bring their adoptable animals to the Bayou City.

The Houston SPCA says 17 dogs, 4 puppies, 4 cats, 8 kittens and 11 rabbits from Mississippi, and 25 cats, 14 canines and 1 rabbit from the Louisiana arrived at their facility Monday evening.

Over the weekend, more than 200 animals, including some that were evacuated from St. Bernard Parish Animal Control Center, were adopted by Houstonians. The space freed by those adoptions will now go to house the new evacuees.

The Houston SPCA is located at 900 Portway Drive, Houston, TX 77024.

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Pet victims of Hurricane Isaac come to Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- For days we've been showing you the destruction from Isaac and how people's lives have been changed. But it's not just humans who have been displaced and Houston's SPCA is lending a hand.

Shane and Trixie are among the dogs that have arrived at Houston's SPCA from the St. Bernard Parish animal control facility. It's the second time this week that the SPCA has stepped in to help. In the first batch there were 60 animals. On Friday, they received another 22 cats and seven dogs.

Meera Naandal with the Houston SPCA said, "They needed our assistance because of the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac."

Local officials are also expecting to receive about 50 animals from Mississippi, although the arrival date is not yet known.

The more than 100 animals finding sanctuary in Houston will be available for adoption. In fact, many of the pets from the first wave to arrive have already found loving homes. Some of the more recent arrivals will be getting spay or neuter surgery before they can move into a new home.

"We will start getting these guys out on the adoption floor as soon as possible," Naandal said. "We have lots of very friendly cats from Louisiana. They are up for adoption too."

For more information about adoption procedures, visit HoustonSPCA.org.

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